Union Grove High School
Public high school in Gladewater, Texas · Union Grove ISD · Grades 9–12
Union Grove High School serves 232 students in grades 9–12 in Gladewater (Upshur County). It is one of 3 schools in Union Grove ISD. By enrollment it is the 1271st largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 9.4 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Texas high school (14).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,920 Texas high schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 24.6 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Union Grove ISD |
| County | Upshur County |
| Area type | Suburb, midsize |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 484353004953 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Union Grove ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 232 | 720 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 9.4 | 11.2 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 37.1% | 42.5% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 18% of Texas high schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Union Grove High School in context
Size
Union Grove High School is the only high school in Union Grove ISD. Its 232 students are 32.2% of the district's 720. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 8.5 miles away with a median enrollment of 431; Union Grove High School is smaller than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 9 with 70 students, and its smallest is grade 10 with 54, against an average of 58 per grade. This year grade 12 has 23% fewer students than grade 9 (54 against 70). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is White students: 82.3% here and 84.3% across Union Grove ISD. Hispanic students are next, at 12.5%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
37.1% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 42.5% across Union Grove ISD and a median of 63.8% for Texas high schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 24.6 full-time-equivalent teachers for 232 students, Union Grove High School has 9.4 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 232 students would have about 16.6 teachers, so Union Grove High School has 8 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
Union Grove High School is in an urbanized area of 100,000 to 250,000 people, outside its principal city, which NCES calls suburb, midsize. The nearest other high school is Gladewater High School, 2.7 miles away in Gladewater ISD. Within 10 miles there are 8 other high schools, 2 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 82.3% |
| Hispanic | 12.5% |
| Two or more races | 3.4% |
| Black | 1.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.4% |
51.3% of students are girls and 48.7% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 70 |
| Grade 10 | 54 |
| Grade 11 | 54 |
| Grade 12 | 54 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
11377 Union Grove Rd, Gladewater, TX 75647
Phone: (903)845-5506
Website: ugisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Union Grove High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gladewater High School | Gladewater ISD | 2.7 mi | 484 | 12.1 | 73.1% |
| White Oak High School | White Oak ISD | 4.4 mi | 406 | 9.9 | 36% |
| Spring Hill High School | Spring Hill ISD | 7.5 mi | 570 | 11.1 | 29.5% |
| Premier H S - Longview | Premier High Schools | 8.5 mi | 43 | 14.3 | 65.1% |
| Texasworks - Longview | Texas Works | 8.5 mi | 15 | 15 | – |
| Sabine High School | Sabine ISD | 8.5 mi | 456 | 11.5 | 42.8% |
| Trinity Charter Schools - Big Sandy Campus | Trinity Charter School | 8.9 mi | 18 | 7.5 | – |
| Pine Tree High School | Pine Tree ISD | 9.1 mi | 1,257 | 13.7 | 58.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Union Grove ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Union Grove Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–6 | 376 |
| Union Grove Junior High School | Middle | 7–8 | 112 |